West Coast tastemakers pay tribute to the legends of design with decorative displays of genius

Great designers never die, as long as their style keeps making an impact. That much was clear in Los Angeles during the Legends of La Cienega Design Walk, an immersion in the history of high style sponsored by ELLE DECOR from May 7-9.

In the windows of antiques galleries and chic design shops in the four-star La Cienega Design Quarter, a shopping district where La Cienega Boulevard meets Melrose Place and Melrose Avenue, 20 West Coast tastemakers paid tribute to their personal inspirations. As interior decorator Joe Nye observed of the late, great Sister Parish, "Her knack for mixing the humble and the grand, the fancy and the plain, made her a master at beautiful juxtapositions and influenced my aesthetic as a designer." Even today's design heroes have their own idols, some of which are shown here.